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30/07/2007, 0:57 Daniel5791 Joined on 19/07/2007 Posts 12 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France Well they would be hard pressed to tell the difference with me. I've never even been to the UK. I hold citizenship through my father, so I think I'll be ok!    Report

30/07/2007, 5:57 LyndaandRichard Joined on 01/05/2005 Posts 768 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France  Daniel5791 wrote: Well they would be hard pressed to tell the difference with me. I've never even been to the UK. I hold citizenship through my father, so I think I'll be ok! Same as my missus. Your Property in France    Report

01/08/2007, 19:16 celynne Joined on 01/08/2007 Posts 2 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France Daniel, If I were you, I wouldn't even consider moving to France until you have gone and stayed for a while to see if it suits you. From what the snobby people on this post suggest, they don't want immigrants there at all. I have heard that France is not as great as you think it will be. Do some research and experiment. Don't court misery by moving somewhere that is full of cold hearted snobs they will only make your life hell when you get there.      Report

01/08/2007, 19:52 woolybanana (ex tag) Joined on 10/06/2007 vendée Posts 526 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France No, celynne is totally wrong. The posts above are pretty accurate. Don't try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig    Report

02/08/2007, 7:16 Daniel5791 Joined on 19/07/2007 Posts 12 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France I'm sure that there are snobby people all over the place, and many who don't like foreigners....That can be said for any place in the world  really. I'm certain that it all comes down to doing plenty of research and finding the place that suits us best. we have two  French friends who we work with, One from Brittany, the other from Carcassonne, who have strongly encouraged us to go for it. They are pointing out to us here and there what we should be looking for and also pitfalls to avoid.  (no they are not trying to get rid of us!)  Actually we wouldn't mind if we WERE isolated from people to a degree, that's kind of what it's all about. France actually wasn't our first choice. Greece had been on the agenda, and I haven't discounted Italy altogether yet. I fully intend to pay France a visit in the coming year or so to get a feel for what is possible. I would never move over to Europe without checking it all out first.    Report

13/08/2007, 8:08 maureen Joined on 06/03/2006 Dordogne Posts 67 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France Let's just put it simply and how it is. I had a couple of Australian friends who came here to "retire" to France. ( Ex Quantas)  They stayed just three years then went back to Australia, even though their French was excellent ( important that ). Since then I have had, photos of their beautiful new house, heard tales of their wonderful way of life, and how happy they were to be back  "HOME".  Maybe it's because they had a Peugeot................................... maureen.    Report

15/08/2007, 9:25 Daniel5791 Joined on 19/07/2007 Posts 12 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France I have no doubt that some people will move to France and eventually come home, perhaps we would too, who knows?? All I know is that we are over here doing well asset wise, but everything else is becoming fairly dull and boring. I think it would be a terrific adventure to make such a big move and see what we could achieve. In the broad scheme of things, Australia is a great place to live, but things are changing. We have a looming government change which may bring about problems in terms of interest rates and wages, most of the country is in severe drought, and there is a real danger we will soon run out of water altogether. The property market, which has served us very nicely until now is in danger I think of imploding to some degree and causing property values to stagnate or decline sharply in some areas. Like I have said previously, research I believe is the key, and I am doing plenty of it! However,  I now wish I had never mentioned the Citroen in my opening post!! hehe.    Report

15/08/2007, 19:26 LyndaandRichard Joined on 01/05/2005 Posts 768 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France It's what attracted us to France. Unless you are sport mad or a nature nerd, there isn't that much you can do in Australia. We got realy bored with it. Same routes to town, no change, no meaningful history or culture (unless you're into Abo stuff, which we're not). France has just so much more colour and vibrancy. No water drought worries here (although you get the odd person winging about water, but generally ignore them), gardening is a piece of cake (the soil is soft for a start) and of course soooo much history and culture. Ok, the tax and social security system is a pile of poo, but nothngs perfect. We haven't regretted the move here for a minute. It's an adventure and if it doesn't work out for you, simply go back. It's only a day away! Your Property in France    Report

16/08/2007, 13:07 retread Joined on 21/07/2007 Perigord Vert 24800 Posts 48 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France Only a general note on foreigners in France. we live, at last, in a very rural area of South West France. Our Maire issues a monthly news letter and in one a couple of years back he was commentating on incomers to the area: they bring Money to the local economy, artisans stay in the area, local services are maintained etc, and in general this particular Maire believes that Incomers are a Good Thing. There are areas where there is a significant percentage of aged Colonels(retd) who only frequent areas with a genuine English tea room and a Cricket Club that serves Marmite sandwiches, but my experience (Elsewhere) is that I have met a lot of hard working people, English, Dutch, Portuguese, Turkish even Aussies etc who have a similar mindset to myself , because we all have a dream and have had the b**ls to try.    Report

17/08/2007, 5:32 Daniel5791 Joined on 19/07/2007 Posts 12 Re: Considering a move from Australia to France It's nice to finally hear some positive commentary from people!! As Linda(or was it Richard?) said, the return is only a day away! Putting it in some perspective also-a good European holiday done properly would probably cost about $20k+ to do. Making the move over I believe would cost somewhere in that ball park. (cost of new furniture and inevitable losses on the sale of other things aside) So if you look at it as a great big holiday where you don't have to return home is you don't want to, I think it becomes a far less daunting and risky move. Daniel    Report

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